Brassicaceae Rorippa alpina (S. Wats.) Rydb.

Alpine Yellowcress

Navajo - Drug, Gynecological Aid

Use documented by:
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 49

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Scientific name: Rorippa alpina (S. Wats.) Rydb.
USDA symbol: ROAL (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Alpine Yellowcress
Family: Brassicaceae
Family (APG): Brassicaceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Gynecological Aid
Notes: Infusion of plants taken as a tonic after deliverance.

RECRD: 93747 id: 33829

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